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curl [kɜ:l]1. nouna. [of hair] boucle f (de cheveux)b. [of smoke] volute fb. [person, animal] = curl up4. compounds► curl ups'enrouler ; [person] se pelotonner ; (from shame) (inf) rentrer sous terre ; [cat] se pelotonner ; [dog] se coucher en rond• to curl o.s. up [person, cat] se pelotonner ; [dog] se coucher en rond* * *[kɜːl] 1.1) ( of hair) boucle f2) ( of smoke) volute f2.transitive verb1) friser [hair]2) (wind, coil)to curl one's fingers around something — [person] saisir quelque chose
to curl itself around something — [snake, caterpillar] s'enrouler autour de quelque chose
3.to curl one's lip — [person] faire une moue dédaigneuse
intransitive verb [hair] friser; [paper] (se) gondoler; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornirPhrasal Verbs:- curl up••to make somebody's hair curl — (colloq) ( in shock) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de quelqu'un
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